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Omer Kaplan Helped Take ironSource to an $11 Billion Listing. He Says the Era of the AI Point Solution Is Over

Forbes Israel Hosts | In Partnership With Mickey Haslavsky September 17, 2026

Kaplan is co-founder and CEO of ZyG, which has raised $118 million to solve the challenge of scaling consumer brands online, now that Amazon and Shopify have made selling online easy. His argument is that durable moats now come from owning an outcome, not from solving one problem well.

AI is breaking the data loss prevention model

Forbes Israel Hosts | In Partnership With James Spiro September 17, 2026

Traditional DLP was designed around human error and external attackers. But AI is introducing new leakage paths that require teams to understand what data is moving and why.

Forbes Israel Next Billion Dollar Startups: Meet the Promising Startups of 2026

Itai Zehorai September 17, 2026

Cyber and AI, gaming and fintech, digital health and quantum computing – Forbes Israel presents: these are the innovative, promising startup companies selected for the Next Billion Dollar Startups list of 2026

"I'm just deciding whether to invest based on the person sitting in front of me." Gili Raanan | Photo: Yossi Aloni

“I Came to Change the Rules of the Game”: Venture Capitalist Gili Raanan in an Exclusive Interview with Forbes Israel

Itai Zehorai September 15, 2026

Less than a decade ago, Gili Raanan left a partnership at a global venture capital giant to launch a small fund. Today, Cyberstarts manages $1.5 billion in assets and holds the seed investment that became Google’s largest-ever acquisition and one of the biggest deals in tech history • In a special interview with Forbes Israel, Raanan discusses the unconventional method behind his success, his family tragedy, the AI revolution on the horizon – and why, of all things, he invested in a basketball club

Can ‘cleaner’ data centers win over America’s NIMBYs?

Forbes Israel Hosts | In Partnership With James Spiro September 3, 2026

Phinergy is betting that eliminating diesel, noise, and water waste can ease opposition to AI infrastructure. Early fights across the US suggest the problem may run deeper.

"The vision - to build the next great cybersecurity category, one that brings an entire market with it." Right to left: Roy Weisfeld and Itai Gafni | Photo: Yair Glazer

In the Big Leagues: Huskeys, Cyber Startup of 30Under30 Alumni, Closes Second Round Led by Blackstone

Itai Zehorai September 2, 2026

Itai Gafni and Roy Weisfeld, named this year to Forbes Israel’s 30Under30 list, complete an additional $27 million raise and report a doubling of headcount. Investment giant Blackstone led the round in its first Early-Stage cybersecurity bet in Israel – joining existing backers that include soccer star Mario Götze and NFL legend Larry Fitzgerald.

Bennett: your first customer should be the state | photo: Tal Givony

Bennett Says There Is Exactly One Precedent for Government at Startup Speed. It Was the ״COVID War Room״ He Ran Himself

Forbes Israel Hosts | In Partnership With Mickey Haslavsky August 31, 2026

The former prime minister, who ran a pandemic war room that reported directly to him, argues that this is the only time the State of Israel ever operated at the pace of a startup. The working method he proposes for AI comes down to two words: constant friction.

Companies Spent 30 Years Blocking Bots. Assaf Elovic Says AI Agents Now Outnumber Humans Online and Remember Who Locked the Door

Forbes Israel Hosts | In Partnership With Mickey Haslavsky August 26, 2026

Elovic co-founded Tavily and now scores sites on whether an agent can get anything done on them. His research says the ceiling on AI autonomy is infrastructure, not intelligence.

AI Can Settle Your Travel Insurance Claim in Seconds. Faye’s CEO Says the Only Thing Still Slowing It Down Is You

Forbes Israel Hosts | In Partnership With Mickey Haslavsky August 19, 2026

Elad Schaffer crossed $100 million in revenue less than three years after launching in the US. He wants your AI assistant to file the claim, chase the documents and absorb the frustration on your behalf.

This AWS product leader couldn’t install his own product. So he built a $42m company

Forbes Israel Hosts | In Partnership With James Spiro August 16, 2026

His experience at AWS, followed by frustrated Fortune 100 customers asking why they couldn’t prevent cloud security failures in the first place, became the founding thesis behind Native Security.

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Omer Kaplan Helped Take ironSource to an $11 Billion Listing. He Says the Era of the AI Point Solution Is Over

AI is breaking the data loss prevention model

Forbes Israel Next Billion Dollar Startups: Meet the Promising Startups of 2026

“I Came to Change the Rules of the Game”: Venture Capitalist Gili Raanan in an Exclusive Interview with Forbes Israel

Can ‘cleaner’ data centers win over America’s NIMBYs?

In the Big Leagues: Huskeys, Cyber Startup of 30Under30 Alumni, Closes Second Round Led by Blackstone

Bennett Says There Is Exactly One Precedent for Government at Startup Speed. It Was the ״COVID War Room״ He Ran Himself

Companies Spent 30 Years Blocking Bots. Assaf Elovic Says AI Agents Now Outnumber Humans Online and Remember Who Locked the Door

AI Can Settle Your Travel Insurance Claim in Seconds. Faye’s CEO Says the Only Thing Still Slowing It Down Is You

This AWS product leader couldn’t install his own product. So he built a $42m company

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